Medicaid Work Requirements Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1079.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GAETZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 33, February 17, 2023, Page H855):
  Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 17, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1079, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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